I can’t believe I have been here in Ethiopia two and a half weeks and have basically posted nothing to my blog. Internet access has been sketch if at all…

I’m sitting down at a little cafe in Addis called the LimeTree and actually have some time to write and post images.

I really don’t know which images/stories to post first… We left Addis the

March 26th we met up with Trent Cox at the airport in Arba Minch and then drove nearly 6 hours on bush roads into Alduba, where he lives with his wife Tabby and family.

The next day we embarked on a 5 day journey around southwest Ethiopia. First we went to Hana which was an all-day journey on muddy trails they call roads…

On the road to Alduba. Roads have improved drastically in the past few years, which has increased tourism and foreign trade.

In Hana, we ate at pretty much the only place in town, and it’s called the Obama Cafe. It was amazing to see the influx of Obama related places/products in these areas… one dude was evening wearing Barack Obama underwear. WHAT?! I have a shot of it but can’t find it at the moment… will post that one later.

Along the road we went through tons of rivers and mud and stuff so I thought it would be cool to mount my new little waterproof Casio to the front of the cruiser… we got some awesome footage with this thing.

The little Casio stood up to the mud and water test. Got some sweet footage.

The main tribe in Hana is Bode. They’re one of several tribes that take stick fighting very seriously… not only for sport but also to settle disputes between men. Our guard, Barkathule, gave me a quick lesson on how to stick fight… it’s incredible how fast he was! TK shot some video but I can’t upload it now.

We did a ton of shooting along the road and TK got some awesome steadicam stuff hanging off the side and on top of our cruiser.

TK hangin off the cruiser for a shot.

We took the chopper into some pretty crazy areas and went in with a vet doctor that was providing medical care for the cattle. These are pastoralist communities and their well-being and livelihood is directly related to their cattle so this a fantastic mission and is a great doorway into these remote tribes.

CVM vet Trent Cox providing medical care for the cattle after landing by chopper in remote area of SW Ethiopia along the Sudanese border.

AK’s are everywhere. Ethiopia is surrounded by war torn countries and conflict zones… many of their weapons have been picked up by traders and sold at very low costs… although the weapons themselves have been distributed at incredibly low costs the cost of each bullet is nearly $1.50 US in some areas.

A couple of Bode boys in Hana. They live at the foot of the mountain range seen in the background.

We happened to stop for a battery change while driving back to Alduba and TK, sitting atop the truck, spotted this dude in the country side.

The Bunna collect termites by lighting fires all over the country side… the termites fly into the flame and burn off their wings and gather one the ground. Then they scoop 'em up at have them for dinner.

Sorry this post is so scatter-brained!! I am hoping to have internet tomorrow but want to make sure I get this updated in case I don’t… thanks for all your prayers! Look for a ton more soon.